Though we tend to talk about grief and the grieving process as a unique category of experience, it also involves painful feelings akin to other kinds of suffering, and we will mobilize our habitual defenses against such pain when it becomes unbearable.
Category: Defense Mechanisms
The most prominent psychological defense mechanisms, including repression, denial, idealization, splitting and projection. This is the category for you.
The Misuses of Sexual Excitement
Sexual excitement, while crucial for the early stages of a romance, can be abused as a way to avoid true intimacy.
Charlie Sheen’s Rant and the Power of Destructive Narcissism
Charlie Sheen’s rant on The Alex Jones Show and how it demonstrates the characteristic defenses against shame, including features of pathological narcissism.
How to Tell if You’re Projecting
Knowing how to identify when we’re projecting is extremely difficult, but an overly intense focus upon the behavior or attributes of another person may be a sign.
The Tenacity of Defenses
Psychological defenses are deeply etched neural pathways, like deep ruts in a well-traveled road, impossible to remove. Under psychological and emotional pressure, they will always come automatically and feel like the easiest, most natural response.